BRING YOUR BABY GUIDED LONDON WALK: 'Americans in the West End'

Walk Starts: Please meet at Green Park station - at the red telephone boxes to the right of The Ritz hotel.

Walk Ends: Piccadilly

With a stop after about an hour for refreshment and/or lunch and baby change.

Winner of 'Best Parent Activity' at the 'Bablands Awards', 'Bring Your Baby' Guided London Walks are sensitively devised to suit parents and carers of even the tiniest babies to enjoy London’s history. We can stop whenever you like to feed and change - without the stress of feeling you are holding up the group. Patience and baby’s needs are at the forefront of each walk.

You are welcome to bring friends and family who do not also have a baby.

"Americans in the West End"

This walk has been written and is guided by City of London guide and co-author of 'Women from Hackney's History', Sue Doe and features many well-known names including Gordon Selfridge, Charles Lindburgh, Michelle Obama, Nancy Astor, Jimi Hendrix, Mark Twain, Roosevelt, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Howard Hughes, John F. Kennedy, Clark Gable, John Wilkes, Benjamin Franklin, Eisenhower, Getty, Henry James...

What you'll see and learn about:

- Stand outside Hamilton’s heroine’s London address.

- See where a billionaire recluse checked in.

- How an American changed English shopping.

- Stand next to where the special relationship is commemorated.

- Find out which hotels hosted presidents and billionaires.

- Is Claridges as big as a diamond?

- Discover what links a Lord Mayor of London and a President’s assassin.

- What remains of the Piccadilly mansion where Ben Franklin visited?

- See the church where the Roosevelts got married.

- Did Clark Gable give a damn about this renowned restaurant?

- Find out where Henry James mixed with London society.

- What is happening at the old US Embassy?

- Discover where Hendrix joins up with Handel.

- Visit the London home of John Adams.

If on the day of the walk we are forecast to have very bad weather, I may have to postpone the walk. If it's a bit of light rain we will cope!

Every walk follows the usual health and safety guidelines, such as crossing at traffic lights where possible and having hazards pointed out to you at the start and along the route.

There may be times we have to stand in direct sunlight (although I will always choose shade where possible). Please bring all the necessary sun protection for yourself and your child.

It is recommended you bring appropriate drinks and snacks for the duration of the walk, especially if the walk takes place at lunchtime.

I will contact you with booking confirmation after you book. I will supply my mobile number in case of emergencies or in case you are running late. I will also ask you to provide me with a mobile number so you can be contacted for the purposes of the walk, but this is *not for marketing purposes*. Please note that if you are more than a few minutes late I may ask you to catch up with us.

If you like the look of any of my walks, but would prefer to book me privately, please make enquiries at Lucy@bringyourbaby.org. This may particularly be the case if you have people interested who do not have babies.

Important notes about booking:

Please feel free to invite baby-free friends.

Customer refunds must be requested at least 24 hours before an event starts. We cannot guarantee you can move your ticket to the next month but you are welcome to enquire at Lucy@bringyourbaby.org

If for any reason Bring Your Baby Ltd are forced to cancel or postpone an event (for example in the case of illness or extreme weather conditions), you are within your rights to request a refund, though we will always suggest an alternative date for you to attend.